Wild and Windy - Heading South For a Promise of A Warmer Winter - CycleBlaze

December 5, 2018

Wild and Windy

Ft Hancock to Sierra Blanca

This morning we were up and heading for Angie's Cafe before nine. That done we loaded up and headed out. 

Leaving Fort Hancock Motel
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She's layered up
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Quiet back roads today for the first twenty miles
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The second half was through our last bit of mountains
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This is called The Rock by the locals
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The official name is the Sierra Blanca Historical Lodge! Our home for tonight!
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Miss Lettie checked us in.
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We did 1500 - 2000 feet of climbing today. Our GPS can't make up it's mind. We faced a southeast headwind which kept our speed around 10mph. It was an amazing day! We're ready for sleep!

Today's ride: 42 miles (68 km)
Total: 2,637 miles (4,244 km)

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